Most employers and employees are unaware that if an employee wanted to bring a claim against their employer in the Employment Tribunal, the employee may have legal expenses cover on their homes contents insurance to cover the cost of the claim.

This is significant because, unless there are exceptional circumstances, win or lose in tribunal, no one recovers their costs, which can run into thousands of pounds.

This can give the employee confidence in pursuing the claim, whilst the employer would be paying to defend it out of their corporate budget. Is it in your budget?

There are lots of insurances out there to cover employers and employees. It is worth getting a quote.

As anyone involved in these cases knows - defending principles is very expensive!